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“Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about.”
G.K. Chesterton, in Orthodoxy
Last weekend I had the opportunity to speak at evangelistic conferences for a church in the city of Maracanã, in the northern state of Pará (the next state to the north of Maranhão). It was wonderful to see my good friends Pastor Izaías and Claudete, to get to know their ministry, and to be able…
The Brazilian Economy is the subject of an informative new blog called Brazilian Bubble. If you are interested in all things Brazil, you should check it out. And Speaking of Brazil…the airports here could use some help, especially with the World Cup approaching. Also From Brazil…armored cars, they aren’t just for banks anymore. Lego Creation…
We have been sitting on this news until such a time as we could make a definitive announcement. Now that details have fallen into place, I feel comfortable making it official. On Monday, Lord wiling, we will be signing on a piece of property for the Ebenezer congregation. This big step comes following a lot…
At roughly 4pm, Brazilian time, pastor Samual and I finalized the purchase of a piece of property for the Ebenezer congregation. Pastor Samuel is the pastor of our congregation’s mother church, the Igreja Batista Regular Boas Novas. We are amazed and grateful to see this congregation step up, financially and otherwise, in the process of…
Several months ago I wrote a piece about the Succeed in Life Church located in Houston, TX. This church is actually a part of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, a Brazilian “prosperity cult”. It is pastored by Renato Cardoso, son-in-law to IURD founder Edir Macedo. The post I wrote about them has…
Here are some of the pictures from our Instagram account for this month. All were taken by me. Feel free to share! My pics A photo posted by Andrew Comings (@andrewcomings) on Aug 10, 2015 at 6:38pm PDT One of the many ancient buildings in a state of elegant decay to be found in São…